Tcl Meetup 2022-06-14

Topics
   * 8.7 beta 
   * 9.0
   * inventory of packages
   * 8.7 and 9.0 testing
   ** standard tclkits - what should they include?
   *** Tcl/Tk + Thread
   *** nice to have legacy starkit support?
   ** systematic testing of extensions
   ** instructions on how to migrate packages
   ** instructions on how to test
   *** changes file updates / release notes / to-do list
   *** "things your app may care about"
   *** what code could 8.7 break?
   *** C-level API changes vs Tcl-level API changes
   *** why should I upgrade?
   * release notes highlighting the use of key features
   * collective maintenance of "orphan" extensions
   * www.tcl-lang.org update needed
 

[dkf] https://github.com/tcltk/tcl/blob/main/.github/workflows/onefiledist.yml has the instructions for the single file builds. They're effectively nightly; the push from core is done once per 24 hours. (https://github.com/tcltk/tk/blob/main/.github/workflows/onefiledist.yml is the equivalent for Wish builds.) More at [Building a single-file distribution with 8.7].

[rmax] suggested if an extension breaks during a kit build pick up the last one that didn't

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